Recipe | Drunken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

I’m not sure why I love cooking with beer so much when I don’t like to drink beer at all. Escandalo! A food blogger that doesn’t like beer! Yes, it’s true, I’m just not a fan.

I do like Guinness and I love me some lambic (my Chocolate Lambic Cupcakes are probably one of my favorite recipes on this blog), but other than that, beer is just yucky to me. And of course, when you don’t like beer, people never just take it at face value. No, they assume you’re judgy about drinking or that you’re uncool or super religious. Can’t a person just not like beer? Is it really that strange? C’mon, you know it tastes kind of foul. You know it does!

Cooking with beer is another story, though. And that bitter flavor that keeps me from drinking beer is the very reason I love to cook with it–I like that slight bitter note that it lends to dishes. It adds interest and depth without adding a lot of calories. Case in point? These Drunken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

After making Drunken Franks with Field Roast Frankfurters last week, I became a little bit obsessed with the idea of sautéing onions in beer. They had the sweetness of sauteed onions, tempered with the bitterness of the lager I added. I was looking for any excuse to make these onions again and putting them on a grilled cheese sandwich seemed like a pretty good excuse.

I hadn’t planned on posting this recipe here, but after I made it and ate it (and went on to make it for lunch several more times), I concluded that it was just too good not too share. Whether or not you’re a fan of beer, I’m pretty sure you’ll be a fan of the Drunken Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook 10 minutes or until softened and just beginning to turn golden brown, stirring frequently. Add lager, salt, and pepper to skillet and increase heat to medium-high. Cook 5 minutes more, continuing to stir frequently, until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat.

Divide onions onto two slices of bread and top with cheese and remaining bread slices. Butter bread on each side. Wipe out skillet and return to medium-high heat. Place sandwiches in skillet and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes on each side (depending on how toasted you like your grilled cheese).

I’m surprised that a non-beer drinker would like Guinness! It took me a long time to warm up to beer, but I can still only drink the light kinds. I should keep an eye out for lambic – I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it!

Haha, I used to think anyone who liked beer was just faking it to look cool because I could not understand how anyone could enjoy drinking it, but I slowly started to convert and now I’d probably choose beer over any other drink! I love the idea of making a grilled cheese sandwich with it too!

I love a really really cold Bud with pizza! Cooking with beer is awesome. You can also rinse your hair in beer to make it shine. This grilled cheese looks so good, but I would have to add jalapeno pepper slices to mine.

Those sandwiches look like such gooey goodness, wish I had one of those. Fantastic with the onions and the soup! I never liked the taste of beer, except in cooking. And the commercials make it look so refreshing, but I just never could acquire the taste.

This recipe sounds amazing…I too love onions!!! Can’t wait to try this! I never liked any alcohol and still not a big fan, but occassionally I will make what I call a Radler. However, I tried Michelob Ultra and like the mellow, smooth flavor. Here’s a little trick I discovered while in Germany in 2002. Mix half MU with half Sierra Mist (soft drink). Then squeeze a wedge of lemon and lime. Delicious!! They actually bottle something similar in Germany but you can’t buy it here.

I’ve heard of Radlers, but I’ve never tried them! It’s funny, because that’s usually how I drink red wine–I add Sprite to it. People always think I’m crazy or that I’m ruining a good glass of wine, but I think it’s great! 😀

Seems to be a lot of people in this world that like to drink that yucky stuff. G_d loves us and wants us to be happy that’s why we’ve learned to brew beer. You can add tomato juice and I’ve seen people even put orange juice in beer also. Now listen to this, I’ve heard of guys nibbling on Hershey chocolate bars and washing it down with beer. Well bottoms up! Adios n’ Hasta La Bye Bye!

I don’t like beer either. I’ll tolerate like…like…a vegetable I don’t like (can’t think of one right now)…beets? Yeah I’ll tolerate it like beets but it would not be my go too drink of choice. I prefer sweeter drinks, drinks that taste good.

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